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17″ Macbook Pro Getting Non-Replacable Battery, Going Unibody at Macworld?

9to5mac claims to have sources who are familiar with Apple’s upcoming design decisions with the unreleased 17″ Macbook Pro. Some interesting tidbits of information are swirling specifically around the battery.

As we explain in our Macworld Rumor Roundup, the 17″ Macbook Pro was not released during Apple’s notebook media event in mid-October. There has been some [...]

Rumor Roundup: Apple’s Final Macworld

This year’s Macworld Conference and Expo will be Apple’s last year in attendance. Even though CEO Steve Jobs won’t be giving the keynote, excitement is still going strong, and there doesn’t seem to be a shortage of rumors either. (Here’s a recap that we’ll continuously update prior to the event)

New iMacs
READ → Back in October [...]

Quanta Expected to Manufacture Apple Netbooks in 2009

According to a report from the Taiwanese government, Quanta will be manufacturing netbooks for Apple in 2009, among most other well established PC vendors.
The report comes straight from website TaiwanHeadlines.gov, and describes current netbooks sales, as well as their expected manufacturing pace for 2009.
Quanta vice chairman and president CC Leung said his company wants [...]

Larger Apple Touch Device Rumored to Launch Fall ‘09

TechCrunch brings the latest word of an Apple touch tablet device rumored to be released around the fall of 2009. Even though rumors of an Apple tablet, or multi-touch netbook have been around for a long time, TechCrunch explains that their sources have actually seen the rumored device.
TechCrunch explains that they’ve received the same or [...]

Apple Working on Home Media Server for Sharing Music, Movies and Photos

9to5mac explains that Apple is working on a new media home server that will compliment the need to share music, movies, photos and more via an internet connection. Additionally, they explain files could be accessed remotely through the web as well.
The rumored device is similar to a device developed by HP called the HP MediaSmart [...]

The Next iPhone: 60GB, Physical Keyboard and a D-Pad (Concept)

There is a large amount of speculation and heated debate over what Apple will do with diversifying its iPhone family. While we know new models are needed, this sector of Apple’s business is arguably the most important, thus making every decision incredibly crucial.
Gizmodo has put together some concept art for a product they call the [...]

iPhone Market Share on the Rise While PC Share Slips

A recent survey shows that Apple’s iPhone now holds a steady 23 percent of the smartphone market, narrowing the gap between rival handset maker RIM and is retaining consumer interest five months after the release of the 3G. Spirits seem high in the smartphone department but the same cannot be said for the PC [...]

iPhone nano Evidence Builds Up, XSKN Posts Entire Case Listings

MacRumors points out that third party case manufacturer XSKN has posted a complete listing of cases they are selling pointing to the release of an iPhone nano.

This of course comes as mounting evidence that Apple may release an iPhone nano very soon. This correlates with some leaked case renderings, as well as some findings in [...]

More Evidence of iPhone Nano Leaked Through Case Manufacturer

Remember those third party case renderings specifically tailored for an upcoming iPhone Nano we showed you? More evidence has come in suggesting that the iPhone nano may soon be a reality.

XSKN is a third party iPhone case manufacturer that has laid out a section of its website for an upcoming “iPhone nano. As MacRumors explains, [...]

One More Thing: Apple’s New Multi-touch Mighty Mouse

Let’s face it, the Mighty Mouse is flawed. Luckily, Apple has filed for numerous patents directly hinting at a multi-touch Mighty Mouse, which could prove to bring us an unexpected treat sometime in the near future.
The Mighty Mouse made its public debut on August 2, 2005 becoming Apple’s first multi-button mouse ever. Its [...]

Apple Sued Over Alleged Apple TV Patent Infringements

A lawsuit has been filed against Apple, accusing the company of infringing on certain patents pertaining to the Apple TV, Airport Express, and Macintosh personal computers.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday, by EZ4Media in Bannockburn, Illinois. The patents in question were obtained by EZ4Media (UEI) in March. They say that Apple hired three former UEI employees [...]

Leaked Walmart Memo Details iPhone Pilot Launch Program

Engadget has received an internal memo detailing Walmart’s upcoming plans with the iPhone. The memo confirms our thoughts that Walmart will not be selling a $99 4GB iPhone.
As you can see in the memo, although it’s a tad blurry (aren’t they always), there is no mention of a $99 iPhone anywhere. The rumor that quickly [...]

Leaked iPhone Nano Case Renderings Come In, As Promised [U]

MacRumors has first published some expected photos that have been released by iDealsChina. While the unsteadily reliable site promised us these photos last week, they have only been released today. This information does correlate with information we’ve heard throughout the year pertaining to the likelihood of a new, smaller iPhone.

iDealsChina claims to have access to [...]

Place Your Apple Store Order by Dec 17th to Get It by Dec 25th

Apple is reminding its customers to place certain customized orders by December 17th, if they need them delivered by December 25th.
The earliest cutoff date is December 17th, which applies to customized Mac computer purchases. If you are interested in purchasing a custom configured iMac, Mac mini, Macbook, Macbook Pro or Mac Pro, and delivery by [...]

Apple Releases EFI Firmware Update For Late 2008 Notebooks

Apple has released a series of EFI firmware updates for its late 2008 notebooks. The unibody Macbook, Macbook Pro and Late 2008 Macbook Air all require two updates each.
The updates can all be found and downloaded at http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ or by navigating to “Software Update” in OS X’s Apple menu. MacRumors has categorized the updates by [...]

Microsoft Researcher Links Apple’s Industrial Design To History

The multi color strategy used by Apple is a throwback to Kodak’s innovative industrial design just before the Great Depression, says Principal Microsoft Researcher, Bill Buxton.

Kodak industrial designer Dorwin Teague made the Vanity Kodak camera popular in 1926 popular by selling it in 5 different colors – each in its own matching colored box.
In [...]

New Firefox Build Adds Support for Multi-Touch Gestures

As MacRumors notes, this Monday Mozilla released its latest beta version of Firefox 3.1. Across all supported platforms, the “Beta 2″ version of the popular web browser will include:

-Private Browsing Mode
-Faster JavaScript engine
-Improved rendering
-Support for new web technologies
Users of Apple’s newest line of laptops, with built in multi-touch trackpad support, will also be pleased [...]

Unibody Macbook Issues, Ram Lockups and NVIDIA ‘Bad Bumps’

Multiple credible publications, such as PC World and Computerworld are reporting that some users of the new MacBook and MacBook Pro unibody laptops are reporting that their machines become unstable or lock up after they add third-party memory. Additionally, NVIDIA is being charged with selling “bad bumps” in their some of their chips.
According to a [...]

The Cultural and Economic Significance of Macs at Walmart

It has been confirmed that Apple’s iPhone will be sold at Walmart before the end of this year. While most may see this as a natural step in the iPhone’s evolution, the cultural and economic significance this has on both companies is astounding.

Acceptance
Culturally speaking, Apple’s products have always been marketed as “high-end” products. Which is [...]

Mac OS X 10.5.6 Brings Massive Bug Fixes; Snow Leopard Update

Two new builds of Mac OS X 10.5.6 have been released to Apple developers over the past couple of weeks, revealing a vast amount of bug fixes to Leopard as well as information on the much anticipated Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

AppleInsider reports that leaked evaluation notes from build 9G52 show 103 [...]